Sensing interfaces associated with a home entertainment system are used to automate a system response to events which occur in a viewing area associated with the home entertainment system. Data derived from such sensing interfaces may also be used to enhance the response readiness of one or more system components. Still further, user presence data derived from such sensing interfaces may be used to capture and report user viewing habits and/or preferences.
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2. The media device as recited in claim 1, further comprising a radio frequency interface coupled to the processing device and the at least one portable device directly communicates with the media device via the radio frequency interface.
3. The media device as recited in claim 1, wherein the home network comprises a local area network and the at least one portable device indirectly communicates with the media device via the local area network.
4. The media device as recited in claim 1, wherein the at least one portable device comprises a cellular telephone.
5. The media device as recited in claim 1, wherein the second data comprises a media access control address of the at least one portable device.
6. The media device as recited in claim 1, wherein the media device is caused to capture the first data in response to a sensed change in number of portable devices directly connected to the home network.
7. The media device as recited in claim 1, wherein the media device is caused to capture the first data in response to a sensed change in a media access state of the media device.
8. The media device as recited in claim 1, wherein the media device comprises a television.
9. The media device as recited in claim 1, wherein the media device comprises a set-top box providing media to a television.
10. The media device as recited in claim 1, wherein the media device is caused to capture the first data in response to receiving a command from a remote control device.
11. The media device as recited in claim 10, wherein the command comprises an input port selection command.
12. The media device as recited in claim 1, further comprising an audio interface coupled to the processing device and wherein the media device is caused to capture the first data in response to receiving a voice input that is indicative of a change in a number of users in a vicinity of the media device.
13. The media device as recited in claim 1, wherein the first data comprises a title of the media stream.
14. The media device as recited in claim 1, wherein the first data comprises a genre of the media stream.
15. The media device as recited in claim 1, wherein the first data comprises a source of the media stream.
16. The media device as recited in claim 1, wherein the first data is captured from an electronic program guide received by the media device.
17. The media device as recited in claim 1, wherein the second data comprises a number assigned to the at least one portable device during a registration process performed with the home network.
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